Thread: Toshiba MK2555GSX Hare disk

MK2555GSX, that means the 250-GB hard drive made by Toshiba with SATA/300. The data found on a single data disk space, which is coated on both sides and therefore two read / write to and read is described. The spindle rotates at 5400 revolutions per minute (rpm). This promises even start a faint noise. The latter also makes the liquid storage possible balls are no longer installed.



At a speed of 5400 rpm, you can not expect excellence. Finally, there are 7200 models, which go by in the same time, a third more data to the read / write heads. Also, there are hard drives that offer per disc (platter) more data space. The higher data density is also responsible for ensuring that more data is written per unit time. And in models with two or three plates, the internal data rate also multiplied accordingly.

The 2.5-inch hard drive ran quietly, but there is much calmer in the test agent. Without access, so at idle, our sound level meter was 23.7 dB (A) and 0.3 Sone - this is just still so audible, but no one bothers even in quiet office at work. Once the write potters will increase the volume - with access to the data disk, we measured 24.3 dB (A) and 0.4 Sone - also audible, but nobody bothers. If these noise emissions are excessive, is not a particularly quiet 2.5-inch drive and was happy to grab an SSD that stores the data in memory chips instead of a rotating medium.